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Departure, transport and illusions

09 Dec 2025 Departure, transport and illusions

Snow that determines future sea levels – measurements in Antarctica to improve climate models

08 Dec 2025 Snow that determines future sea levels – measurements in Antarctica to improve climate models

How much snow falls over Antarctica – and where it ends up – may sound like a detail. But for researchers trying to understand future sea levels, it is a crucial piece of the puzzle. During the iQ2300 2025/26 expedition, fieldwork is being carried out in Dronning Maud Land, where data is being collected to improve climate and ice models and thus provide a better basis for long-term societal planning.

Home sweet home!

08 Dec 2025 Home sweet home!

A poorly adapted polar explorer

04 Dec 2025 A poorly adapted polar explorer

In times of waiting…

03 Dec 2025 In times of waiting…

Press release: The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat makes its largest Antarctic investment in decades

02 Dec 2025 Press release: The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat makes its largest Antarctic investment in decades

Between 2025 and 2030, several expeditions to Antarctica will be carried out in which researchers will investigate how the East Antarctic Ice Sheet may contribute to sea-level rise, and how warmer oceans affect melting and ecosystems. The investment will strengthen knowledge about the impacts of climate change in Antarctica and globally.

New open datasets from icebreaker Oden published

01 Dec 2025 New open datasets from icebreaker Oden published

Two new datasets from the Canada–Sweden Arctic Ocean 2025 research expedition with icebreaker Oden have now been published and are freely available to researchers and other users. The material adds to the growing collection of open data made available by the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat from Oden.

The Swedish National Space Agency finances investment in improved satellite data for polar expeditions

28 Nov 2025 The Swedish National Space Agency finances investment in improved satellite data for polar expeditions

The Swedish National Space Agency has decided to grant funding to ten projects under the Climate and Environment 2025 call to strengthen the Swedish public sector's use of satellite data in work related to climate and environmental challenges.

Västra Götaland Region invests in Kristineberg – strengthening the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat's development of national marine infrastructure

27 Nov 2025 Västra Götaland Region invests in Kristineberg – strengthening the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat's development of national marine infrastructure

Västra Götaland Region (VGR) is now making two significant investments that will strengthen the development of the Kristineberg Marine Research Station ahead of the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat’s takeover of responsibility on 1 January 2026. These investments provide strong support for the modernisation and expansion of Kristineberg’s operations.

Young researchers received unique training in the central Arctic

17 Nov 2025 Young researchers received unique training in the central Arctic

For six weeks in August and September, the icebreaker Oden was transformed into a floating university in the middle of the Arctic Ocean. On board, 21 doctoral students from seven countries gathered for a research school organised by the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat.

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